Bill Brooks (American football player)
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Bill Brooks was an American football player who played wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts(1986-1992), Buffalo Bills(1993-1996), and Washington Redskins(1996).
Brooks was the Colts top receiver for 5 of his 7 seasons with them, and recorded a career best 1,131 yards in 1986. With the Bills, he assisted them to a championship appearance in Super Bowl XXVIII in the 1993 season. Taking over for retired starter James Lofton, he caught 60 passes for 712 yards and 5 touchdowns during the season. He also caught 6 passes for 92 yards and 2 touchdowns in the Bills 29-23 win over the Los Angeles Raiders in the divisional playoff round. In his final season with the Bills, he caught a career high 11 touchdown passes.
Brooks finished his career with 583 receptions for 8,001 yards and 46 touchdowns. He also gained 106 yards on 18 carries.
